The claim that DECAL was last year’s hardest Wordle answer likely raised a few eyebrows among victims of the Great CORER Massacre of 2024. A spate of stories this week cited a press release from Unscramblerer.com – a word game tool – that identified DECAL as the hardest word last year in the New York Times’ wildly popular daily puzzle.

"Players love to solve Wordle puzzles themselves! Wordle cheating preferences clearly prove this. Wordle players in America are 10 times more likely to search for 'Wordle hint' than 'Wordle Solver,' said a spokesperson for Unscramblerer.com. The site says "wordle hint" has one million monthly searches.

Don't let being stuck stop you! We're here to help you work out the Wordle answer for today, 10th January 2025. For the uninitiated, the aim of Wordle is to work out a daily five-letter word within six guesses. The fewer the guesses, the better - and if you fail to guess it at all, you'll break your streak.

Wordle #1300, which appears in today, January 9‘s edition of the New York Times, can now be solved, and the readers are looking for clues on how to find the right word. The NYT word game gives the players six opportunities to figure out the correct five-letter word.

Looking for help with today's New York Times Wordle? Here are hints, clues and commentary to help you solve today's Wordle and sharpen your guessing game.

Whether you're after some specific advice for Thursday's Wordle or are just hoping to read something that'll make the game a little easier, we've got something here that can help. Take a look at today's hint if you'd like some guidance,